plaster cast

American  

noun

plaster casts plural

1. any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.

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plaster cast British  

noun

1. surgery a cast made of plaster of Paris See cast

2. a copy or mould of a sculpture or other object cast in plaster of Paris

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• plaster casts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of plaster cast

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

When Saint-Gaudens showed a plaster cast of it at the 1900 Paris Exposition, Auguste Rodin, then the most famous sculptor in Europe, stopped before it, removed his hat and stood in silent tribute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

In 1868 a plaster cast was made of the stone and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

But when she was taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, an X-ray revealed she had broken her leg and spent nine months in a plaster cast.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

In 2011, the fragile appendages were hardened with an acetone-soluble glue so that they could be removed from the ground in a block of plaster cast.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

Duke himself was sitting in a very cushy, very regal dog bed—his right front leg wrapped in a plaster cast.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein